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Comment Re:Ronald Reagan (Score 2) 277

For the people who do not want to click.
Its a graph showing
7 Dem. presidents of which 2 raised the debt.
and 6 Rep. Presidents of which 3 raised the debt. (1 only very slightly...it was Ford. I think the debt increase in that case was just for his insurance in case he hurt himself falling down some stairs.)
The largest debt increase was Roosevelt (Dem) It went from aprox %50 of the GDP to 120 of the GDP.
Nice graph you really should take a peak.
I miss Bill Clinton. (has anyone explained why getting a blowjob is somehow worse than starting several wars yet????)

Comment Re:I'm not a nationalist, so I really don't care. (Score 5, Informative) 365

"Besides, what does NASA do for me anyway?"
Wow, I know they say there are no stupid questions but there sure seem to be a lot of inquisitive idiots.
You want to know what NASA and the space race has done for you....Look down at your keyboard, its attached to a computer.
Microprocessors were derived from the space race. As well as the satellite communications that you may use to connect with other idiots.
Not enough for you...heres some more things that were by-products of the space race and the space age.
Kidney dialysis machines
Computer-Aided Tomography (CAT) scan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Freeze-dried food
Cordless power tools & appliances
Disposable diapers
Rotary blood pump
Fiber optics
Satellite dish
Bar codes
Ear thermometer
Fire-resistant fabrics
Smoke detector
Thermal gloves and boots
New techniques for machining and casting exotic metals like magnesium and titanium.
Carbon fiber epoxy, and all kinds of composite materials
CNC machining.
Microwave communications.
Huge improvements in photovoltaics (solar cells to generate electricty).
Solid state memory
Satellite photography
velcro.
And about 1,400 documented NASA inventions that have benefited U.S. industry.
Oh yeah did I mention TANG!!!!

I called you an idiot several times above. I may be wrong. You may just be an ungrateful, unimaginative Luddite. But I'm betting your both an an ungrateful, unimaginative Luddite and an idiot.
If you dont like it, you can always turn off your computer since NASA and the space race never did anything for you any damn way.

Comment Re:Unfortunately... (Score 1) 254

"I'm awfully grateful for lulzsec revealing to the world that all it takes is a group of incompetent, misinformed and illiterate fools to cause billions of dollars worth of damage, destroy the credibility and security of world governments and established institutions and reveal the private information for millions of individuals."

Most Governments dont need LULSEC to destroy their credibility....Most Government's credibility are already crap. Including and maybe even especially our own.

The US Government The Best Government Money Can Buy!

Comment Response?? (Score 1) 197

RIM calls this a response. They would have been better off just posting a message saying something along the lines of "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"
or "Theres nothing to see here , move along"
Their response was basic say everythings fine, and its not.

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